Chinese river dolphin vs spreading fantails

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Sida abutifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while spreading fantails is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	spreading fantails
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Lipotidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Sida
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Sida abutifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

spreading fantails

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	spreading fantails
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spreading fantails

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Chinese river dolphin

The Chinese River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) is a species in the genus Lipotes. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.